Tag: noir

Science Fiction and Paranormal Fantasy with a Noir Twist

New Book! New Series!

Welcome to The Crossover Case Files, a new dieselpunk series featuring Jed Strait, a fish-out-of-water private eye who’s trying to make his way in a version of 1948 that includes renegade Nazis, femmes fatale, and an old inventor with a lot of tricks up his sleeve. The first book in the series is The Blacktop…
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January 12, 2021 0

Tough Guys, Cool Dames…And Time Travel–All for Just 99¢!!

Take back tomorrow is on sale for just 99¢ for a limited time! Eddie Royce is an up-and-coming science fiction writer with a terrible secret: he cheats. He knew he’d get caught, of course. Eventually. But not like this. When disaster finally strikes, it strikes big, and Eddie is confronted by the worst person imaginable:…
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September 27, 2018 0

Strictly Analog Has a New Look and Is on Sale for Just 99¢

When the World Is Wired, Sometimes You Need a Man Who Isn’t I’m pleased to announce that my novel Strictly Analog, a blend of cyberpunk science fiction and hard-boiled noir mystery, has a new look with a new cover design and–for a short time–a reduced price. For a short time, you can get your copy…
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June 18, 2018 0

New Time Travel Audiobook Release–Take Back Tomorrow

“Raymond Chandler meets Robert Heinlein in this fun and inventive crossover SF novel from Richard Levesque.”–J. Orr, Amazon Reviews Take Back Tomorrow is now available in audio format, narrated by Steven Jay Cohen. Eddie Royce is an up-and-coming science fiction writer with a terrible secret: he cheats. He knew he’d get caught, of course. Eventually.…
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September 12, 2015 0

Following One’s Muse–Sign of Artistic Integrity or Fast Track to Obscurity?

Many, many years ago, I remember reading this advice for novice writers: write the kind of stories you would like to read. I don’t know who said that, but I remember thinking it was great advice.  I was going to create art–or let’s make that Art with a capital A. No least common denominator stuff…
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April 10, 2015 0

Take Back Tomorrow on Sale for 99 cents

Time Travel–Pulp Fiction Style Take Back Tomorrow is on sale for 99 cents for a limited time. Romance, mystery, pulp fiction, unscrupulous writers, and even more unscrupulous publishers….oh, and Time Travel, too.  It’s all there in Take Back Tomorrow, on sale now for just 99 cents at Amazon, today and tomorrow only. 43 Amazon Reviews…
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January 24, 2014 0

Mob City–A New Take on Old LA

I recently finished watching Frank Darabont’s Mob City miniseries on TNT and am pleased to say I enjoyed it quite a bit. I should add, of course, that I’m a sucker for pretty much any story set in 1930s or 40s Los Angeles, but just because a film or novel involves my favorite setting doesn’t…
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December 21, 2013 0

Into the Dark: The Science Fiction/Noir Connection

The running man darts past a streetlight, casting a long shadow across the wet pavement. He glances back and then ducks into an alley, pressing himself into the darkness as he catches his breath and listens. He thinks he’s safe, but from the other end of the alley a new shadow moves. There’s a moment’s…
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July 29, 2013 0

It’s Not Too Late–Take Back Tomorrow Is Still Free

In case you missed it, I’ve been running a giveaway of my science fiction novel, Take Back Tomorrow and it’s still available for one more day as a FREE download from Amazon.com. “Raymond Chandler meets Robert Heinlein in this fun and inventive crossover SF novel from Richard Levesque.”—J. Orr, Amazon Reviews What if all you…
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May 18, 2013 3

Free Download Take Back Tomorrow Noir Time Travel

Take Back Tomorrow is available as a FREE download from Amazon.com. “Raymond Chandler meets Robert Heinlein in this fun and inventive crossover SF novel from Richard Levesque.”—J. Orr, Amazon Reviews What if all you had to do to make your dreams come true was violate the laws of the universe? That’s not just a philosophical…
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